human
Well-known member
It's dead, Jim...
I got the Roper dryer used in the fall of 2014, so it lasted me about 7.5 years. Not bad for a $60 investment, less than $10 a year. We'll see how well this Whirlpool dryer I got yesterday lasts but it, too, is used so I know not to have unrealistic expectations beyond the 90-day warranty. That said, I'm washing my bedding today and it's doing fine so far.
But yeah, the Roper dryer was completely dead, no hums, no nothin'. I did check the cord and there was continuity on all three leads. If the motor was shot, then for me, it was time to retire it and replace it. The people I bought the replacement dryer from can either repair and sell it or break it down for parts to repair other machines. Either way, it isn't headed immediately to the landfill.
Some people might feel like they got me coming and going but I actually have to respect their business model of replenishing their stock--at least partially--from the old machines they haul off when they deliver a replacement.
I got the Roper dryer used in the fall of 2014, so it lasted me about 7.5 years. Not bad for a $60 investment, less than $10 a year. We'll see how well this Whirlpool dryer I got yesterday lasts but it, too, is used so I know not to have unrealistic expectations beyond the 90-day warranty. That said, I'm washing my bedding today and it's doing fine so far.
But yeah, the Roper dryer was completely dead, no hums, no nothin'. I did check the cord and there was continuity on all three leads. If the motor was shot, then for me, it was time to retire it and replace it. The people I bought the replacement dryer from can either repair and sell it or break it down for parts to repair other machines. Either way, it isn't headed immediately to the landfill.
Some people might feel like they got me coming and going but I actually have to respect their business model of replenishing their stock--at least partially--from the old machines they haul off when they deliver a replacement.
